Well, that was quite a different premiere from the usual. Two slice of life stories instead of a two parter. "Celestial Advice" picks up right after "To Where and Back Again." I so appreciated the lovely Celestia/Twilight interaction we got. This is the first time I think we've really gotten to see Celestia's royal mask crack and show the pony behind it. Apparently Twilight learned her paranoia from her mentor. I loved that bit of Celestia working herself into a nervous wreck... and that of course her worst fear was Twilight wouldn't get along with anyone. Was she afraid of a repeat of Luna's fall? Plus, the reveal that she'd been planning to send Twilight to Ponyville for a while.

Oh, and the fun that was "All Bottled Up." I think this episode was one of the best Starlight episodes yet. Trixie was adorable with how excited she got when she figured out the teacup spell. And yeah, Trixie was being rather oblivious... but it was funny. I doubt Trixie would have gotten so bad if Starlight had just said something sooner.

Titles revealed for 9-13. Beware, tomorrow Treehouse (Canadian network) is going to air next week's episode early. It will then proceed to keep running two new episodes a week through May, far outpacing the Discovery Family schedule. (And I was really looking forward to watching 13 from the limited amount I knew. Now I'm likely to have the whole darn thing spoiled before I get to watch it.)